Vehicle-tire.



PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

- J. A. COLLET. VEHICLE TIR-B.

APBLLQATION FILED Nov.15, 1902.

3 SHEETS-SHEET N0 MODEL.

NORH! P YERS Co PHOTO-LITHOIWASMNGTON D r PATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

J. A. COLLET.

VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLIOATION FILED N ov. 15, 1902.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

'N0 MODEL.

EATENTED JULY 7, 1903.

J. A. COLLET. VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED HOV. 15, 1902.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

l0 IODEL.

ivo. 733,158.

UNrTeD STATES Patented July *7, 1903.

JULES A. COLLET, OF BROOKLYN, NEY YORK.

VEHICLE-TIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N O. 733,158, dated July'7, 1903. Applicationled November 15. 1902. Serial No. 131,587. (Nomodel.)

To (t/Z whom t mfr/y con/cern:

Be it known that l, JULES A. COLLET, a citizen of the United States,residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle -Tires; and l dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the variety of soft tires in which a binder isembedded for drawing the tire about the rim of the wheel and securing itthereto, the ends of the binder crossing or coming close together, so asto be engaged by a tie. In either form the tire is weakened at the pointopposite the ends of the binder.

An essential feature of the present invention is to stiften, reinforce,and support the tire opposite the ends of the binder, whereby the lifeof the tire is prolonged and its smooth running maintained until theend.

The provision of the tie is important, since it enables the tire to beremoved and again replaced without injury to the binder, particularly incases where the ends of the'wire are twisted together to effect thesecurement of the tire.

The improvement further consists of the novel features, details ofconstruction, and combinations of parts, which hereinafter will be Amorefully described and claimed, and which are shown in the annexeddrawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional detail of aportion of a tire and vehicle-rim, showing the application of theinvention. Fig.' 2 is a detail perspective view showing a modified formof reinforcement and the contiguous ends ofabinderand thestrainingmeanstherefor conjunctively related. Fig. 3 is a View similar to Fig. 1,showing a modification. Fig. et is a detail perspective view showing amodication of the securing means for the binder. Fig. 5 is a detailperspective View showing a dierent arrangement of the binder. Fig. 6 isa detail perspective view showing a tie as the connecting means betweenthe terminals of the binder. Fig. 7 is a View similar to Fig. l, showinga single straining device in cooperation with the binder. Fig. 8 is adetail View of means for securing the ends of the binder and preventingtheir accidental disengagement during the operation of the strainingdevice. Fig. 9 is a View similar' to Fig. l, showing a modification.Fig. 10 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing a flat binder and a tiecoperating therewith. Fig. 1l is a plan view of the terminal portions ofthe liat'binder embodied'in the construction illustrated in Fig. lO.Fig. 12 is a detail view in perspective of one form of irons for the rimof a vehicle-wheel. Fig. 13 is aview similar to Fig. 1, showing a drumfor drawing the ends of the binder together. Fig. 14 is a longitudinalsection of' a modified form of iron for a vehicle-wheel rim. Fig. 15shows a different form of straining device,

consisting of a screw-plug,inte rnally-threaded sleeve, and a hookhaving a swivel connection with the screw-plug. Fig. 1G is a perspectiveview of a modified form of connection for the ends of the binder. Fig.17 is a detail perspective View of a further modification, showing twotubes located within the tire and a plate fitted to the rim side of saidtire. Fig. 18 is a detail view in section, showin g the tube reinforcedintermediate of its ends. Fig. 19 is a detail view showing a pair oftubes located within -the tire.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The tire is indicated by the reference-numeral 1, the rim of th'evehicle-wheel by the numeral 2, and the iron encircling the vehicle-rimbythe numeral 3. The tire is of soft material, such as rubber, and maybe solid, cushion, pneumatic, or of any type providving a soft tread andhas embedded therein a binder @which may be a wire or a flat strip ofmetal. In the latter caseA the strip is perforated, as shown mostclearly in Figs. 10 and l1, to admit of theA parts of the tire lyingupon opposite sides of the strip being connected at intervals, s0 as toform a firm and substantial bond. The end portions ot' the binder maycross, as shown in Figs.'1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, and 13, or may come closetogether, as illustrated in Figs. 6,10, and15. Where the end portions ofthe binder cross, the straining device may be applied directly thereto;but

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where the ends come close together it is necessary to employ a tie, asshown at 5 in Figs. 6 and 10, or to unite them by means of a hook 6,having a swivel connectionwith a screw-plug 7, fitted in aninternally-threaded sleeve S, secured in an opening of the rim 2, asindicated in Fig. 15. The binder 4 may be applied to the tire eitherduring the process of formation or subsequent thereto and is unimportantso far as the novelty of the invention is concerned. In all the variousforms the tire is weakened at the point Where the terminals or endportions of the binder come together or connect with the strainingdevice and for this reason is liable to give away and cause jolt everytime this `part of the tire comes in contact with the surface over whichthe vehicle is moving. As an offset to this objectionable feature thepresent invention provides a reinforcement, which is embedded in thetire at the Weak point. This reinforcement may be variously formed andin the preferable construction consists of a tube 9, embedded Within thetire and having a slot 10 in its inner side midway of its extremitiesfor the passage of the end portions of the binder. This reinforcementstrengthens the tire and supports the same opposite the opening throughWhich the straining device has connection with the binder. In the formshown in Fig. 2 the reinforcement consists of a stout Wire 9a, havingits end portions formed into coils 9b, the part 9a bridging thedepression formed by the crossing of the end portions of the binder 4.

The straining device maybe provided in a variety of Ways and differentlyapplied and may be single or in duplicate. As shown in Figs. 1 and 2,eXteriorly-threaded pins 1l are joined by lieXible connections 12 withthe terminals of the binder 4 and are mounted in Y sleeves 13, let intoopenings formed in the rim 2, and these pins are prevented from turningby opposite extensions 14, Working in guidegrooves 15, formed inopposite sides of the sleeves 13. Set-nuts 16 coperate With the threadedpins to effect a movement thereof in the sleeves to draw the bindertight around the rim of the vehicle-wheel. As shown in Fig. l, a recessis formedin the outer side of the rim 2 and receives a box 16, whichreceives the flexible connections 12, the outer side of the box beingclosed by the iron 3.

In the form shown in Fig. 7 the flexible connections 12 have attachmentwith a single pin 11, slidably mounted in a sleeve 13, attached to theinner side of the rim 2, the setfnut 16 being of the cap variety, so asto conceal the end of the threaded pin and prevent dirt and foreignmatter finding entrance thereto. In

this construction it is necessary to have the flexible connections 12outwardly diverged at their inner ends and inwardly deiiected at theirouter ends in order to e`ect a straining of the binder When operatingthe set-nut 16a to produce an inward movement of the pin 11. In orderthat the flexible connections 12 may move easily at their point ofdeliection, rollers 17 are provided and located at the ends of theportion of the rim 2, around which the connections 12 pass.

Fig. 9 illustrates a construction in which the ends of the binder 4after crossing pass over guide-pulleys 18, thence through openings inthe box 16 and openings in the rim 2 in communication therewith, theprojecting ends of the binder being adapted to receive any form ofstraining device that may be Selected er best adapted for the particularstyle or pattern of Wheel to Which the invention may be applied.

In Fig. 13 a box 19 is applied to the inner side of the iron 3, whichmay constitute the rim proper, and Within this box is located a drum 20,provided with the usual ratchet- Wheel 21 and paWl 22 to preventbackward rotation of the drum. The end portions of the binder 4 areattached to the drum 2O and are adapted to be Wound thereon whenstraining the binder to secure the tire and draw it close about the rimof the vehicle-Wheel.

As shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 12, the iron 3 has an opening 23 of crescentor other shape, so as to provide a tongue 24 for direct and positiveconnection with the binder 4, the opposite end of the binder passingthrough the opening 23 and having connection with a threaded pin 11,mounted in a sleeve 13 and coperating with a set-nut 16 in the mannerpreviously described for effecting a straining of the binder. In thisinstance the sleeve and pin have an oblong arrangement to produce astraining of the binder with a minimum amount of friction. Aguide-roller 25 is located at theouter end of the opening in which thesleeve 13 is fitted for the movable end portion of the binder 4 to passthrough, thereby easing the movement of the same.

ln the form shown in Fig, 5 an end portion of the binder passes throughthe opposite looped end of the binder, thence through openings in thetire, and is adapted for cooperation with a straining device of anytype. This arrangement is best adapted for the Securement of pneumatictires to the rim of a Wheel. In order that the binder may be deiiectedthe smallest amount possible when passing from one side of the iron tothe other,

a groove or grooves 26 are provided in opposite sides of the iron andextend from the opening 23 and taper as they recede from said opening.This enables the binder to be drawn in a direct line and with a minimumamount of friction and resistance and is an offset to fracture whichwould be liable to occur if the end portions of the binder were passedabruptly over the corners bordering upon the opening 23. It iscontemplated to apply to the end portions of the binder toothed platesor bars 27 and 28, the same being attached to the end portions of thebinder in any desired Way. Opposing or adjacent sides of the parts 27and 28 are toothed, one face of the teeth being inclined and the otherface IOO forming an abrupt shoulder, the shoulders interlocking toprevent slipping of the parts should. they become free from thestraining device from any cause. The inclined faces of the teeth areadapted to ride freely upon each other to admit of the tightening of thebinder under the action of the straining devlce.

In some cases it is preferable to secure the ends of the binder by atie, as which consists of a short length of wire arranged either toconnect the ends of the binder, as shown in Fig. 6, or having attachmentwith one end only, as shown in Fig. IO, one end of the tie beingconnected to the threaded pins il of the straining device. The tie 5being subjected to the greatest strain is most liable to fracture andcan be replaced at a nominal cost; hence the desirability of itsemployment.

In the construction shown in Fig. l0 one end of the binder 4 is engagedwith a side of the opening 23 and the opposite end is bent, a stud 29connecting the bent end with the body of the binder and receiving an endof the tie 5. In this form the binder is a flat strip and the tie is awire. The straining device may be applied to the rim or to the iron andmay be arranged obliquely to or in coincidence with a radius of thewheel, according to the caprice of the manufacturer and the type andpattern of wheel to which the invention is applied.

In the construction shown in Fig. 16 a loop 30 is fitted to the closedor folded end of the binder 4, the ends of the side members of the loopbeing thickened and formed into hooks 3l to embrace the folded end ofthe binder. A companion loop 32 has its side members connected to theterminals of the binder 4 by means of a pin or bolt 33', which passesthrough eyes 34, formed at the ends of the side members of the loop andthe extremities of the binder, the eyes being formed by bending endportions of the parts 32 and 4 and welding the folded parts.

Figs. 17 and 19 show two tubes embedded in the tire l, this being ofadvantage for heavy Work and tires of broad tread. A plate 35 is appliedto the rim side of the tire and has openings near its ends for thepassage of the end portions of the binder or the connections appliedthereto. The plate 35 is adapted to enter a depression formed in theouter side of the rim. In the event of the rim being of Wood its outerside is mortised to snugly receive the tie 5; but in the event of therim being of metal the depression is formed by pressing a part of therim inward, as will be readily comprehended.

The tube 9, as' shown in Fig. 18, is reinforced at a central point, asindicated at 36, and openings are formed in its end portions for thepassage therethrough of either the end portions of tne binder or theconnections 30 and 32.

In Fig. 1S the connection 30 is shown as having the end portion extendedbeyond the inner side of the rim twisted together about a pin 37.Obviously the projecting end of the part 30 may be drawn taut andsecured in any convenient way.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. In avehicle-wheel, and in combination with a soft tire, and a binderembedded therein and adapted to have a straining device cooperatetherewith, a reinforcement embedded in the tire, and having a portionoverlapping the adjacent end portions of the binder, spanning the spaceformed between them and coming between said end portions and the treadof the tire,'substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a soft tire, a binder embedded therein andadapted to have its ends cooperate with a straining device, areinforcement arranged within the tire and consisting of an intermediatepart to span the depression or gap formed at the juncture of the endportions of the binder, and tubular end portions for the reception ofthe end portions of the binder which pass therethrough, substantially asset forth.

3. Asoft tirehavingatube embedded therein, and a binder arranged Withinthe tire with its end portions inserted into the end portions of thesaid tube, the latter forming a support and a reinforcement for thetire, substantially as set forth.

4. A soft tire, in combination with a tube embedded therein and havingan opening in its inner side about midway of its terminals, a binderembedded in the tire and having its end portions inserted into the endportions of the tube, and a straining device having connection with thebinder through the opening in the aforesaid tube, substantially as` setforth.

5. In combination With a soft tire, a binder embedded therein, astraining device consisting of a sleeve having oppositely-disposed guidegrooves, .an exteriorly threaded pin having extensions operating in theguidegrooves of the sleeve, and a set-nut conjunctively related to thesaid pin to effect a longitudinal movement thereof, substantially as setforth.

6. In a vehicle-Wheel, the combination with the rim-iron having anopening with a projection at one end, a soft tire fitted to the iron, abinder embedded in the tire and having one end iitted to the projectionat one end of the aforesaid opening and having its opposite end passingthrough the opening, and a straining device applied to the free end ofthe binder, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JULES A. COLLET. lL. 8.]

IVitnesses:

AUGUSTUS W. WEINGARDT, HENRY S. Voer.

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